Usage / Role
31%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Purdue
D.J. Knox
RB • 5'7" • 210 lbs • Fairburn, GA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
D.J. Knox leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
D.J. Knox built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of D.J. Knox's career was his backfield work: 1,853 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
D.J. Knox, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Purdue. D.J. Knox leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,370
- Rushing yards
- 1,853
- Receiving yards
- 517
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
D.J. Knox quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,370
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Purdue
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Creekside · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Creekside · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,063 scrimmage yards · RB 70th (top 11%) · Big Ten 14th (top 5%) · National 104th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 10 | 598 | 409 | 189 | 2 | 56 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 13 | 137 | 101 | 36 | 1 | 55.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 572 | 460 | 112 | 3 | 55.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Purdue | 13 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 72.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 1,048 | 868 | 180 | 9 | 72.3 |
Related Context
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D.J. Knox played RB for Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, D.J. Knox recorded 1,853 rushing yards, 517 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Purdue paired 1,063 primary output with 55.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Win with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Purdue
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
81.8
Efficiency
55.4
Usage
25
Consistency
62.5
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 15. Northwestern: 76. Eastern Michigan: 156. Missouri: 29. Boston College: 51. Nebraska: 108. Illinois: 165. Ohio State: 154. Michigan State: 83. Iowa: 54. Minnesota: 45. Wisconsin: 88. Indiana: 39
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 7 by 22.3. Northwestern: 8 by 89.6. Eastern Michigan: 22 by 74.8. Missouri: 9 by 34. Boston College: 20 by 26.6. Nebraska: 17 by 62.7. Illinois: 20 by 84.4. Ohio State: 17 by 87.7. Michigan State: 12 by 74.4. Iowa: 13 by 40.9. Minnesota: 12 by 36.9. Wisconsin: 16 by 45.1. Indiana: 11 by 41
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins95.2 · Games = 6 · +24.9 vs Losses
Losses70.3 · Games = 7 · -24.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
89.6 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | @ Auburn | L 14-63 | 7 | 15 | 2.10 | 0 | — | — | 2.1 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Indiana | W 28-21 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3.5 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Wisconsin | L 44-47 | 11 | 39 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Minnesota | L 10-41 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3.8 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Iowa | W 38-36 | 9 | 34 | 3.80 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4.2 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Michigan State | L 13-23 | 7 | 51 | 7.30 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 6.9 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Ohio State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-20 | 16 | 128 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9.1 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 46-7 | 17 | 150 | 8.80 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8.3 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Nebraska2+ TD | W 42-28 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6.4 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Boston College | W 30-13 | 20 | 51 | 2.50 | 1 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Missouri | L 37-40 | 7 | 23 | 3.30 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 19-20 | 21 | 152 | 7.20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Fri 8/31 | vs Northwestern | L 27-31 | 7 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 9.5 |
Player Story
D.J. Knox story
D.J. Knox built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of D.J. Knox's career was his backfield work: 1,853 rushing yards, 355 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 517 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Purdue. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 517 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 372 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Purdue.
The arc is straightforward: D.J. Knox moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 598 | 39.6 | 22.6 | 598 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | -598 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 709 | 60.3 | 14.3 | 709 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 709 | 60.3 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Purdue | 1,063 | 55.4 | 25 | 354 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 1,063 | 55.4 | 25 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 8 · W 49-20 · Conference game
Win with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
154
Scrimmage Yards
90.3 takeover
154 scrimmage yards and 31.5 usage.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 2 · L 19-20
156
Scrimmage Yards
89.8 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
156 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 7 · W 46-7 · Conference game
165
Scrimmage Yards
88.3 takeover
Win with 165 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
165 scrimmage yards and 28.2 usage.
#4
@ Marshall
Week 1 · L 31-41
138
Scrimmage Yards
83.2 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
138 scrimmage yards and 35.9 usage.
#5
vs Arizona
Week 1 · W 38-35 · Postseason
137
Scrimmage Yards
81.9 takeover
Win with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
137 scrimmage yards and 19.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Purdue
1,063 primary output · 55.4 efficiency · 25 usage
72.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Purdue
72.3
1,063 primary · 55.4 efficiency · 25 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Purdue
56
598 primary · 39.6 efficiency · 22.6 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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